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The Impact of the ADA on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

Fri, Sep 08

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Live Webinar

Group registration available! You may purchase up to 20 tickets. This 1.5 hour live webinar is facilitated by Alma Pizarro-Gould, a Deaf facilitator, and will focus on the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. **NOTE THE TIMEZONE**

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The Impact of the ADA on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
The Impact of the ADA on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

Time & Location

Sep 08, 2023, 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM MDT

Live Webinar

About this Training

***1.5 hours of continuing education available***

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) enacted a series of protections for people with disabilities. Encompassed within the ADA are language access regulations which drastically changed access to employment and education for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, as well as greatly impacted the legal system and public spaces. In this webinar you will learn about the impact of the ADA as it relates to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, and will be able to identify a few actions you can take to ally yourself with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to ensure the ADA is followed within your own spaces.

Participants will be able to:

  • Examine policy changes related to language access as a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act

  • Discuss the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on employment and education opportunities for Deaf individuals.

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Registration

  • Continuing Education Ticket

    This ticket includes access to the 1.5-hour training and does include continuing education hours. This registration is appropriate for anyone who is a social work/mental health professional seeking continuing education for licensure.

    $45.00

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  • General Public Ticket

    This ticket includes access to the 1.5-hour training and does NOT include CEUs. This registration is appropriate for anyone who is seeking to learn about the Deaf community and become an ally.

    $15.00

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